I think the reason Los Angeles is on the left coast and New York is on the right is because they are too different to be any closer. LA is Ali, New York Joe Frazier. Chicago is the referee in the middle. I was in Los Angeles for 24 hours and movie … [Read more...]
Five Questions
This is my 5-question interview response for a college publication affiliated with Jacksonville (FL) University. The interview took place Tuesday, February 9th in conjunction with a guest speaking appearance as part of the school's Alumni Speaker … [Read more...]
One Million Miles: My Favorite Places
Gladness and sadness, weddings and funerals, business meetings and baseball tournaments. Fishing trips and horse farms. Cons, thieves, murders, and rip-offs. Airport security and insecurity. Flight attendants, lousy food hot and cold, organized … [Read more...]
Why Companies Herd Cats
My friends in the staffing and recruiting profession stay relentlessly busy and vital to their organizations because of a universal reality: Not everyone on the payroll cares about the company paying them. Every organization, small or large, is … [Read more...]
Why the Dash Matters
I’m sorry but I don’t remember which friend I discussed this with. I shall blame that on time or coffee or the scarcity of left-handed tools in a right-handed world. The Dash Theory is an idea we slapped around because of its elegant simplicity. … [Read more...]
Why Good Workers Get Stuck Doing More
I am proud of my website and readily admit I had very little to do with its design or construction, other than answer questions for a tremendous thinker, Boston's Steve Bennett. Bennett specializes in author websites. He developed my cocktail napkin … [Read more...]
Why Road Rage Occurs
My college roommate has never been an easy guy to cohabit with, a lesson his wife soon learned. He can be obnoxious. She is strong-willed. They make a fiery pair. A few years ago he was griping about needing some space. She took his dinner … [Read more...]
How to Connect with People You Meet
Ever meet someone and click instantly? Or face the opposite problem: struggling to have an easy, unforced interaction? Chances are you've done both. A big reason this happens is due to how the mind operates. People tend to think in one of two … [Read more...]
How I Create A Story (part 1 of 2)
Part I: Thinking Up Storylines & Characters It’s a long way from writing one-liners to scripting novels and screenplays but anyone who writes along that continuum faces the same challenge: the creative process. Mine has evolved over time. I … [Read more...]
How I Create A Story (part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of 2: Story Construction & Sequence In three-act structure, Act One introduces the protagonist (hero) and the dilemma. Act Two includes the stuff involved with the growing problem. Act Three is the resolution. Comedies have happy endings. … [Read more...]